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Steroid-free chemotherapy decreases risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in HBV-carriers with lymphoma

  1. Ann-Lii Cheng1,2,3,
  2. Chao A. Hsiung4,
  3. Ih-Jen Su5,
  4. Pei-Jer Chen No. 7 Chung-Shan South Rd., M.D. Director1,6,*,
  5. Ming-Chih Chang7,
  6. Chao-Jung Tsao8,
  7. Woei-Yao Kao9,
  8. Wu-Ching Uen10,
  9. Chih-Hung Hsu2,
  10. Hwei-Fan Tien1,
  11. Tsu-Yi Chao9,
  12. Li-Tzong Chen3,
  13. Jacqueline Whang-Peng3

Article first published online: 30 DEC 2003

DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2003.50220

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 37, Issue 6, pages 1320–1328, June 2003

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Cheng, A.-L., Hsiung, C. A., Su, I.-J., Chen, P.-J., Chang, M.-C., Tsao, C.-J., Kao, W.-Y., Uen, W.-C., Hsu, C.-H., Tien, H.-F., Chao, T.-Y., Chen, L.-T. and Whang-Peng, J. (2003), Steroid-free chemotherapy decreases risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in HBV-carriers with lymphoma. Hepatology, 37: 1320–1328. doi: 10.1053/jhep.2003.50220

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan

  2. 2

    Department of Oncology, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan

  3. 3

    Division of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan

  4. 4

    Division of Biostatics and Bioinformatics, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan

  5. 5

    Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

  6. 6

    Division of Clinical Research Institute, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

  7. 7

    Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei

  8. 8

    Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan

  9. 9

    Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei

  10. 10

    Department of Internal Medicine, Shin Kong Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

*Taipei, Taiwan or; fax: (886) 2-23317624

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 DEC 2003
  2. Article first published online: 30 DEC 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 10 MAR 2003
  4. Manuscript Received: 4 DEC 2002

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  • National Health Research Institute (NHRI), Taiwan (to R.O.C.).

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